This book’s full-color photos of Levine’s creations—from vinyl cowboy boots to sublime black silk pumps—display her shoes as touchstones of glamour and, ultimately, works of
art.
“Before MANOLO BLAHNIK, there was the cutting-edge shoe designer BETH LEVINE (1914-2006). Stockinged boots that extended into a wrapped bodysuit, slides lined in Astroturf,
and driving pumps in the forms of cars—all were part of her rich vocabulary, being celebrated in
BETH LEVINE SHOES, by HELENE VERIN.”
-Andre Leon Talley, VOGUE April 2009
Widely hailed as the ‘First Lady of American Shoe Design’, Beth worked under her husband’s label to create some of the most innovative and popular shoes of the 60' and 70’s,
including Nancy Sinatra’s boots that walked all over you in her hit single, “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’.”
-Callie Watts, BUST.com
I knew the name but not much about the woman, so when the book
Beth Levine Shoes landed on my desk, I quickly flipped the pages, reading the quotes and staring at the
shoes, so intricate, creative and whimsical… The book offers insight into arguably the most influential American shoe designer of the 20th century. The pictures alone are
worth the ＄35 price.
-Linda Miller, The OKLAHOMAN, 3/29/2009
